Jim Kendall
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Small businesses are spending on technologySep 19, 2011 5:00 am - While the recovery wobbles on, business owners continue to watch expenses almost like never before — with, apparently, one exception: Smaller and mid-size businesses are...
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How to find angel investors, obtain fundingSep 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Angel investors, individuals willing to put money into young businesses and, sometimes, startups, can be hard to find. Even if you discover a group of angels who invest...
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Lifeless economy requires different sales thinkingSep 05, 2011 6:00 am - As business owners stare at an economy that is essentially lifeless on its good days, keeping the sales pipeline flowing may require some different thinking. To Stacia S...
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Storm-fueled business surge challenges local firmsAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - Two years ago Roger Tully committed to growing his electrical service business. But the storm-fueled surge in business that has led to 16-hour days and doubling his staf...
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Floods, outages reinforce need for recovery planningAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Even if your business has so far avoided this year’s storm-induced floods and power outages, there’s more to come. Count on it. That makes your recovery plan — the actio...
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Congress from a small-business perspectiveAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - When a business runs at a loss, most business owners will say there are two ways to get out of the resulting financial hole: Cut expenses. Increase revenue. Clearly, nei...
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Planning allows search firms to find successAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - Who says no one is getting hired? The East Wing Group, an executive search firm with a focus on sales and marketing, in 2010 had “one of our top three years” since the b...
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'Aha!' moment, peer advisers help businesses succeedAug 01, 2011 12:00 am - Post Meridian and Bitter Jester Creative should be struggling. Both are small businesses living in a marketing world where dollars traditionally are the first to be cut ...
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Business orientation helps nonprofit succeedJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Mark Milligan understands his business’ bottom line, even though the “business,” Bridge Communities, Inc., is a nonprofit. “Tell people you work for a nonprofit and the...
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401(k) can help owner recoup lost business wealthJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - Of course you remember 2007: That’s the year you postponed selling your business so you could squeeze a few more dollars out of a later sale. “A lot of businesses had be...